2022 Best Value Elementary Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Elementary Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 1,422 people earned their degree in elementary special education, making the major the 367th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 8 elementary special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 8 elementary special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Elementary Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in elementary special education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great elementary special education programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the elementary special education program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Elementary Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Elementary Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree elementary special ed students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Elementary Special Education (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Buena Vista University

Storm Lake, Iowa

#1 in overall quality

$9,936 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Buena Vista University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Elementary Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This small school is located in Storm Lake, Iowa, and it awarded 6 masters’s elementary special ed degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at BVU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Elementary Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at BVU are $9,936, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Elementary Special Education at BVU

#2

Upper Iowa University

Fayette, Iowa

$19,152 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Upper Iowa University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Elementary Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Fayette, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 degrees to qualified masters’s elementary special ed students in 2019-2020.

UIU also made our “Best Elementary Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIU are $19,152, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UIU Elementary Special Education Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Elementary Special Education (Income $0-$30k)

Notes and References

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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